Tex. Educ. Code § 4.002 · Chapter 4. PUBLIC EDUCATION MISSION, OBJECTIVES, AND GOALS
PUBLIC EDUCATION ACADEMIC GOALS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
To serve as a foundation for a well-balanced and appropriate education:
GOAL 1: The students in the public education system will demonstrate exemplary performance in the reading and writing of the English language.
GOAL 2: The students in the public education system will demonstrate exemplary performance in the understanding of mathematics.
GOAL 3: The students in the public education system will demonstrate exemplary performance in the understanding of science.
GOAL 4: The students in the public education system will demonstrate exemplary performance in the understanding of social studies.
GOAL 5: The students who graduate high school in the public education system will have the skills and credentials necessary to immediately enter this state's workforce.
GOAL 6: The students who graduate high school in the public education system and who elect to pursue postsecondary education will be ready for postsecondary coursework without the need for remediation.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 918 (H.B. 120), Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2025.
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1065 (H.B. 2), Sec. 6.01, eff. June 20, 2025.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.4.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
Cited by 4 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites Tex. Educ. Code § 4.002. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Education Code
- Tex. Educ. Code § 39.021ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE.Printed as Section 4.002
- Tex. Educ. Code § 39.022INSTRUCTIONALLY SUPPORTIVE ASSESSMENT PROGRAM.Printed as Section 4.002
- Tex. Educ. Code § 39.263AWARDS.Printed as Section 4.002
- Tex. Educ. Code § 39.332COMPREHENSIVE BIENNIAL REPORT.Printed as Section 4.002
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